Water-closet attachment



April 1930. c. G. BURTON 1,752,782

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Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ('JHABJIJEZS G. BURTON, OF SALEM, OHIO wn'rnn cLosEfr ATTAGHMENT Application-fled July snooze. Serial No. 382,848

rectal or vaginal douche, with or without 6 medication, by means of an attachment which may be applied to existing water closets, not requiring special formation of the closet bowl or connections. It consists in the elements and features of construction shown and described as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a closet bowl equipped with this invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same. Figure 4 is a detail section at the lines 4-4 on Figure 1 and 9-4! on Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a view of the control valve. Figure 6 is a detail top lan view of the main controlling valve for s owing the reading dial indicatlng the open positions for the three diiferent discharges for which the device is constructed.

Figures 7 8 and 9 are sections at the lines 77, 8-8 and 9-9 on Figure 5 showing the valve member at closed position with respect to all the discharge connections.

Figure 10 is a detail section at the line 1010 on Figure 1'.

Figure 11 is a detail section at the line 1111 on Figure 1.

In the drawings, the closet bowl is indicated at A, having customary seat support, B, for a hinged seat, B and hinged cover, C- D is a valve fitting hereinafter more articularly described carried rigidly in ed position by a bracket member, E, said bracket member being formed for mounting on the bowl by having its terminal lugs, E E clamped between the bowl-and the seat hinge brackets, B, said lugs being adapted by their thickness or by supplemental washers, e to space the seat sup ort, B, away from the upper edge of the W1 adequately for admitting over the edge of the bowl and under the seat support certain discharge pipes hereinafter described.

The valve fittin D, is constructed as hereinafter more partlcularly described for con- 50 nection at one side with hot and cold water pipes, F and G, said i es bein rovided with valves, F and eg hi ustable at? will for regulating the supply of hot and cold water proportionately to each other according to the desired temperature of the mixture to be discharged from the valve fitting by the discharge pipes hereinafter described. At the discharge side of the valve fitting, D,there are provided three pipe connections, the first connection, H, which, as illustrated, is uppermost, is extended for entrance in the space provided by the manner of mounting the bracket as described, between the upper edge of the bowl and the seat support, and within the bowl is extended forwardly under the margin of the seat opening to a point at the forward side of the bowl at which it has a down-turned terminal, k.

The second pipe connection indicated at J, leads in the same manner as the pipe,H, for

.entrance into the bowl under the seat support, and within the bowl'extends forwardly under the margin of the seat opening at one side, and-is deflected downward inwardly and upwardly for upward discharge at a suitable point for personal cleansing.

In this pipe, J, there is interposed, preferably outside the bowl, a coupling, L, having a duct, Z, opening laterally for connection with an inleading pipe member, L said duct within the fitting trending forwardly in the direction of flow of the water through said pipe, J. And as illustrated, said coupling member is formed with a lateral boss through which said duct emerges and to which the pipe, L is connected, said boss being exteriorly threaded for attaching a liquid container, M, in which at the lower part thereof the pipe, L terminates, said container hav-' ing at the upper part an air vent, m. This container is designed to be supplied with any medicated liquid which will be entrained by the water current through the pipe J, and d scharged with the cleansing jet from the upwardly trending terminal of said pipe, T.

The valve fitting, D, is provided with a third discharge connection at which there is connected the pipe elbow, N, arranged for flexible pipe connection indicated at P, said flexible pipe leading to a fitting, R, similar to the coupling, L, and having similar provision by means of a liquid entraining duct, 1', depending in a liquid container, S, on which the fitting, R, is mounted, said duct operating for entrainment of a medicated liquid with which the container, S, may be supplied, for delivery throughthe discharge pipe, T.

The discharge pipe, T, as illustrated, is a flexible pipe furnished at its extremity with suitable terminal fitting, t, for attaching a rectal or vaginal douche for enema or other medication.

From the above description it will be understood that the intended mode of use of the apparatus when mounted as indicated upon the closet bowl, is as follows :-The user will first adjust the valves, F and F to obtain the desired temperature of the jet which will be discharged at the terminal, h, of the pipe, H, and will test the temperature by hand for obtaining such desired adjustment, the valve member, D being set at position indicated b the numeral 1 on the graduated dial at the ead of the fitting, D, for obtaining discharge through the pipe, H, and terminal, h. The desired temperature being ob tained, the valve will be turned to posltion indicated by the numeral 2 on the dial at which position the pipe, H, is closed and communication is opened through the pipe, J, resulting in discharge through the terminal, j, for personal cleansing, or for medicated treatment if the container, M, has been first furnished with proper medicated liquid. If only cleansin without medication is desired, the valve,%), controlling communication through the entraining duct, 1, will be closed.

For use of the third discharge connection for the purposes of rectal or vaginal douche, the valve will be turned to position indicated by the numeral 3 which cuts oil the pipes, H and J, and opens the pipe, P, afiording discharge of the tempered water drawing the medication from the container, S, for .discharge as desired by means of the douche or injecting device connected to the terminal, t.

I claim:

1. An attachment arranged to be mounted on a water closet bowl laterally thereof, said attachment comprising a valve fitting having inflow connection with a source of flushing water and a plurality of discharge connec tions, the valve member in said fitting being constructed and co-operating with the body member for adjustment therein for connecting the inflow with any one of the discharges and simultaneousl cutting off all the other discharges, said ischarges being arranged leading from the bod member of the fitting between the upper e ge of the bowl and the seat for discharge in the bowl at different points in the fore-and-aft extent of'the seat opening.

2. An attachment arranged to be mounted on a water closet bowl comprising a valve device having hot and cold water supply pipe connections with independently adjustable valves controlling the salne and having a pluralit of discharge pipes adapted to be entere under the closet howl seat for discharge within the bowl, one of said'discharge pipes having its discharge terminal directed downwardly within the bowl near the forward side of the latter, the other discharge pipe having its discharge terminal directed upwardly at a point rearward of the first mentioned discharge terminal, the'valve member in said fitting being arranged for adjustment at will to a plurality of discharge positions including separate positions forthe above mentioned discharges.

3. An attachment arranged to be mounted on a water closet bowl comprising a valve de- 'vice having hot and cold water supply pipe connections with independentl adjustable valves controlling the same and having two discharge pipes adapted to be entered under the seat for discharging within the bowl, one terminating for discharge in position for manual access for testing the temperature of the jet, the other terminating in position for delivering a jet in position and direction for personal cleansing, the valve device bein constructed for adjustment to diiferent pos1- tionf for controlling said discharges separate y.

4. An attachment arranged to be mounted on a water closet fixture comprising a valve fitting arranged to be connected with a source of water supply and having at least two discharges and pipe connections therefrom to the closet bowl, a valve member in said fitting constructed and arranged for ad justment to separate positions for discharge through said pipe connections respectively, one of said pipe connections having intermediate the valve fitting and the bowl a connection for deriving liquid supply from a source independent of that with which the valve fitting is connected.

5. An attachment arranged to be mounted on a water closet fixture comprising a valve fitting arranged to be connected with a source of water supply and having at least two discharges and pipe connections from them respectively, one of said connecting pipes leading to the bowl and the other leading to a manually directable discharge device, the

valve member in said valve fitting being constructed and arranged for adjustment to separate positions for controlling discharge through said pipe connections respectively, the second mentioned of said pipes having a connection for deriving additional 1i uid supply from a source independent of t at with which the valve device is connected for supon a water closet fixture comprising a valve 6. An attachment arranged to be mounted fitt' ha hot and cold water sup 1 ipe con li gzti'o with independent] adgu s t zlble valves controllin the same, sai fitting having a plurality o discharges and pipes oon nected to said discharges respective a valve member in said fitting formed and arranged for adjustment to separate positions for controlling discharge at said several discharges respectively, the pipe connections from two of said discharges leading to and terminating in the bowl, and the pipe connections from another of said discharges leadin to a manually directable dischar e termina one of the pipe connections to the W1 and the pipe connection to the manually directable 'scharge terminal each having intermediate the valve device and the dischar e terminal a connection for deriving liqui from a source sepa- July, 1929.

CHAS. G. BURTON. 

